Pleuractis

Pleuractis is a genus of mushroom corals in the family Fungiidae. Members of the genus are found growing on reefs in the Indo-Pacific.

Taxonomy

Although treated as a subgenus of Fungia by Hoeksma (1989), a 2011 paper elevated Pleuractis to generic level.

Species

The World Register of Marine Species currently lists the following species:

• Pleuractis alta<small> (Nemenzo, 1983)</small>
• Pleuractis granulosa<small> (Klunzinger, 1879)</small>
• Pleuractis gravis<small> (Nemenzo, 1955)</small>
• Pleuractis moluccensis<small> (Van der Horst, 1919)</small>
• Pleuractis paumotensis<small> (Stutchbury, 1833)</small>
• Pleuractis seychellensis<small> (Hoeksema, 1993)</small>
• Pleuractis taiwanensis<small> (Hoeksema and Dai, 1991)</small>

References

External links

• ReefCorner - Fungia Coral Database Entry